Style Meets Innovation

Eye-popping colors, supernatural themes and floaty, feminine layers were just some of the trends that turned up on the runway in Sydney.

Australians have a decidedly unique flair for style. And the runways at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week showcased the freshest looks for Spring/Summer 2010/11.

From casual to chic sophistication, designers focused on melding innovation with wearability. Many created vibrant digital prints, and others applied intricate hand-macramé and futuristic neoprene padding to garments.

The palette was refreshing

in soft pastel shades, clean whites and nude-and-black combinations. Tailoring was key, and many designers juxtaposed structured blazers with loosely draped trousers. Others utilized lace, draping, ruffles and sheer fabrications to add a feminine edge.

And ethnic themes were channeled via style tribes around the world from India to the Australian Outback.

Here is a look at innovative style from Down Under.

Photography by InDigital, Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images, TitoMedia.com/TitoMedia.couk, Lucas Dawson, Michael Greves